Roger Tobolt collection of records related to Southwest Chicago community organizations, 1936-1990.

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Roger Tobolt collection of records related to Southwest Chicago community organizations, 1936-1990.

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Newsletters, campaign materials, certificates, notes, phonograph recordings, etc. collected by Roger Tobolt. The collection includes newsletters from miscellaneous Southwest Side community organizations and churches; materials from the Latino Institute of Chicago; campaign materials from Virginia Martinez's 1986 race for alderman of the 25th Ward, including memos, speeches, flyers, and copies of petitions. The collection also includes Slovenian American civic material collected and generated by Ludwig Leskovar and Louis Novak; Chicago Public Schools certificates for Michael Misichko; and papers from the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (Chicago), including plans of work and notifications to and from the City of Chicago regarding gas installation-related damages, 1990-1991. The collection also has miscellaneous papers from the Joseph Jacob Jungman School Advisory Council, 1971-1978, and from activist groups in the Pilsen neighborhood from the 1980s. There are also two 33 1/3 RPM phonograph recordings called " I Lift Up my Soul: St. Mary Star of the Sea Choir" and "Queen of Peace High School."

1 oversize folder.2 phonograph discs. (Original).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8084614

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There are 13 Entities related to this resource.

Martínez, Virginia

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Tobolt, Roger.

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Joseph Jacob Jungman School Advisory Council (Chicago, Ill.)

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Calvary Lutheran Church (Chicago, Ill.)

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Quiroz, Maria Dolores

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Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company

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Founded 1849. Public utilities company. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company was founded in 1848 and became Chicago's first gas company in 1850. Under the presidency of C.K.G. Billings, Jr. (1895 to 1910), Peoples merged with twelve other companies to become a major power in public utilities in the Chicago area. In 1913, Samuel Insull became chairman of the Board for Peoples and later served as the company's president from 1919 to 1932. During this time Insull was involved with universal militar...

Misichko, Michael

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Novak, Louis, 1908-1983

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Aspira of Illinois (Chicago)

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Save Our Neighborhoods, Save Our City Coalition (Chicago, Ill.)

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Latino Institute (Chicago, Ill.)

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Founded in 1974 with assistance from Chicago Commons to develop links between Latino communities and the Black and Anglo communities. During the time period covered, the Institute focused on the development of community leaders and the issue of bilingual education in the Chicago public schools. In August of 1998, the Board of Trustees was forced to close the Latino Institute due to organizational mismanagement. From the description of Records of the Latino Institute, 1974-1999. (DePa...

West Elsdon Civic Association (Chicago, Ill.)

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Leskovar, Ludwig

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